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pistol, flare

On display
human history
  • Other Name

    British No 1 MK III flare pistol, Cogswell & Harrison, WW2 period (descriptive name)

    flare gun; pyrotechnic pistol (descriptive name)

  • Description

    British No 1 MK III flare pistol, Cogswell & Harrison, WW1 period

    flare pistol; 1inch calibre [bore]; 4 inch smoothbore barrel with circular muzzle end and octagonal at breech ; break action; brass body and barrel; two-piece plain wooden grips held to frame with screw bolt

    markings: maker's marks: COGSWELL & HARRISON LTD. LONDON NO. 55148; British military proof, view & acceptance marks; [broad arrow]

    manufacturer Cogswell & Harrington Ltd., London, [WW1 period]

  • Place
    London/England
  • Other Id

    W1905 (war)

  • Department

    History

    War History

  • Display Room

    Scars on the Heart

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  • flare pistol, British No 1 MK III / W1905 / © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • flare pistol, British No 1 MK III / W1905 / © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • flare pistol, British No 1 MK III / W1905 / © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • flare pistol, British No 1 MK III / W1905 / © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • flare pistol, British No 1 MK III / W1905 / © Auckland Museum CC BY

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